The Department of History works to create an adaptable atmosphere for curricular and co- curricular activities and guide students to acquire sufficient knowledge in order to be capable of establishing in themselves in this competitive world. The department endeavors to help the students growing as an ideal self. The department believes in objectivity of the historical understanding and the students are encouraged to believe in the ideology of bias free history. The department adheres to the University syllabus, extra and co-curricular activities.

VISION
The Department of History helps the students in understanding the past of the history in holistic manner. The Department of History aims to make the students aware of the past and its legacies through teaching, research and extension activities in the main stream Indian history as well as well History of Assam. The department believes that only a critical understanding of the past will enable the students to understand the present and help them overcoming the issues relating to the society.

MISSION
i. To promote human values through the study of Historical legacy.
ii. To transform the students into responsible citizens by making them aware about the historical events and leaning.
iii. To make the students aware of global phenomena and cope with the competitive situation.

PROGRAMME OUTCOME
The following are the expected learning outcomes of after graduating with History.
i. To earn Capacity to explain how and why important events happen
ii. Understanding of the historical method of study
iii. A clear understanding of evidence collected from historical sources
iv. Critical understanding of developments in historiography
v. To gain familiarity with multiple cultures and diversity
vi. Awareness on current historical trends
vii. To understand the skills that historians use in research.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
i. Historical Literacy: Learners will be able to identify and describe the contours and areas of conversations among historians within defined historical fields
ii. Research Skills: Learners will acquire basic historical research skills, including the effective use of libraries, archives, and databases.
iii. Communication Skills: Students will be able to express their thoughts clearly and coherently both in writing and orally.
iv. Writing and Intellectual Integration: Learners will be able to demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills involved in historical practice by conceptualizing and executing a significant piece of original research.
v. Critical Thinking: Learners will learn how to apply historical methods to evaluate critically the record of the past and how historians and others have interpreted it.

Course Outcome of FYUG under NEP
Student assessment shall be based on learning goals for each programme and emphasis should be more on a continuous and comprehensive evaluation rather than high stake end semester examinations. Thus, the focus shall be on a formative assessment by Internal Evaluation base on Class assignment, Unit test, Fieldwork, Group discussion, Seminar presentation, Research papers, Participation in class discussion and attendance etc. Apart from the class room teaching by deliberating lectures by following both the traditional and digital methods the department adhere to the above criteria for evaluation. The department organizes seminars, field trips and conducting sessional examinations in order to justify their overall progress in connection with the course and programmes as offered by the affiliating University.